Boston Bruins coach Marco Sturm announced Wednesday that defenseman Charlie McAvoy underwent facial surgery and will be out of the lineup indefinitely.

McAvoy was struck in the face by a Noah Dobson slap shot in the second period of the Bruins' 3-2 victory in Montreal on Saturday. The 2022 Second Team All-Star fell to the ice, bloodied and left the ice surface with assistance from Bruins medical personnel.

He did not return and sat out Boston's 3-1 home loss vs. Carolina on Monday.

"He's doing good. He's recovering right now at home, and we still don't know how long he's going to be out for," Sturm said Wednesday prior to their game in Anaheim. "Other guys have to step up, I think that's the bottom line. It can't be (Nikita) Zadorov and (Hampus) Lindholm."

The nine-year Bruins veteran

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